Place name search help

[claretnblue]

Hi,

I have been reading a book around County Durham c1750. In this book a place name "Paddington, contiguous to the city of Durham" is referenced. Does anyone know where this is today?

[Lostris]

Possibly PITTINGTON ?

Those parts of the district formerly part of Durham Rural District or Brandon and Byshottles Urban District are all parished. The current Brandon and Byshottles Parish Council is co-terminous with the pre-1974 UDC and has inherited some of its responsibilities (e.g. allotments).

Civil Parishes in the former City of Durham district are:

    Bearpark
    Belmont
    Brancepeth
    Brandon and Byshottles
    Cassop-cum-Quarrington
    Coxhoe
    Croxdale and Hett
    Framwellgate Moor
    Kelloe
    Pittington
    Shadforth
    Sherburn
    Shincliffe
    West Rainton
    Witton Gilbert

[JenB]

Pittington seems very likely - the map at the bottom of the page here http://www.rootschat.com/links/0u7o/ shows that it was indeed 'contiguous' with two City of Durham Parishes - St Giles and St Oswald.